Evening Dress
ca. 1824 (made), 1815-1824 (made)
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Run work embroidery on machine-made net. Cut square at the neck with short sleeves decorated with bands of piped cream-coloured satin, a high waist, and a long skirt. The bottom of the skirt has a double repeating row of continuous wavy stems bearing leaves and flowers. The remaining space is covered with detached sprigs.
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Materials and techniques | Embroidery on machine-made net with satin trimming |
Brief description | Embroidery on machine-made net; England; worn in 1824. |
Physical description | Run work embroidery on machine-made net. Cut square at the neck with short sleeves decorated with bands of piped cream-coloured satin, a high waist, and a long skirt. The bottom of the skirt has a double repeating row of continuous wavy stems bearing leaves and flowers. The remaining space is covered with detached sprigs. |
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Credit line | Given by Miss M. Ogilvy-Millar |
Object history | Registered File number 1930/2626. |
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Accession number | T.37-1930 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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